Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Jorie Morgan. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.

Alright, Jorie thanks for taking the time to share your stories and insights with us today. We’d love to hear about a project that you’ve worked on that’s meant a lot to you.

As an artist and creative channel, I have worked in a wide variety of media (dance & choreography, experimental theater, music, painting, printmaking, collage and natural inks). The most exciting and meaningful projects are ones that almost created themselves and felt like they were being supported by forces outside of myself.

When I was involved in performance, I created a dance/music/theater piece called “Teeth” that was inspired by dreams of my teeth falling out. I build a living dreamscape that touched on themes of fear, loss of control, grieving and regrowth. I wanted to write my own music, so (even though I had no training in music composition) I sat down at an old piano and began writing what became a score for four voices, violin and guitar. The music was later adapted and performed by the band William Wants a Doll. In that original performance piece, I choreographed all of the movement, wrote the text, coached the musicians and dancers and also performed. That piece was so special.

As a visual artist, I created a series of landscape paintings in a very intuitive manner. The repeated motif just insisted on being painting over and over. In it, there were landmasses with water in between. After I had painted about thirty of these landscapes, I had a dream in which I was high up in the air, looking down on a coastline. I asked, “What is this?’ And a voice responded, “This is what you have been painting.” I then asked, “Where is this?” And the voice said, “The Amalfi Coast.” The following morning I did an image search and found a photo from the island of Capri that looked just like my paintings! I traveled to the area and actually found the landscape that I had been painting! So these works are also very meaningful to me.

And recently, I created a tarot deck from natural ink collages. One morning, I woke up to a voice saying, “You should create a tarot deck.” Even though I had no experience with tarot, I decided it would be fun and I started working on the deck that very day. I worked on the project every day for four and half months and all seventy-eight cards were completed. I was just doing it as a fun project for myself, but some friends really wanted copies. I had a prototype made and showed it to a regional business and we decided to publish it together. It is called “Magical Nature Tarot” and it is being sold in stores and online by small businesses in the US, Canada, Taiwan, Australia and the UK. It is an incredibly special deck with cards that have proved themselves to be very healing and even prophetic.

Great, appreciate you sharing that with us. Before we ask you to share more of your insights, can you take a moment to introduce yourself and how you got to where you are today to our readers.

I have been involved in the arts and various created practices for most of my life. I majored in dance at college, and then spent the next twenty-seven years involved in performance (dance, music & theater). I was injured while performing when I was forty-five, and quickly turned my energy towards visual art. I have been exploring painting, printmaking and collage since then. In the last few years, I have taken a deep dive into creating and working with handmade, natural inks.

What is unusual and special about me and my creative work is that I seem to be channeling through my artwork. As I mentioned earlier, my most successful projects almost create themselves. When I’m engrossed in a channeled project, I am just trying to keep up with the information that is presenting itself. It is these works that I am most proud of, and they also resonate with others in beautiful ways.

What’s the most rewarding aspect of being a creative in your experience?

I love being in the field of art and creativity! When I am making art, parts of my being that I struggle with in “regular life” just slip away. I take risks, I am resilient and brave, and I find a wonderful mental elasticity. Being creative and following my instincts have been teaching me how to be a better human for most of my life. Each art project is a puzzle to solve, and engages my very hungry mind.

Is there a particular goal or mission driving your creative journey?

I am currently quite curious about the healing potential in art – making it, seeing it, hearing it, experiencing it. Art seems to be a natural healer, and I’m learning to lean into that theoretically and practically. My spiritual practice and my art practice are becoming intertwined, and the healing potential feels huge.

Contact Info:

• Website: www.marjoriemorgan.net and www.magicalnaturetarot.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marjart/